Published Tuesdays and Fridays. WITH WVEEKY SUPPLEMENXT. FRIDAY1, SEPTEMBEIR 27, Z8SS. W1ITn s a very few Thec Roma TalvarWOS Sl OR Tit' nosnit `rweeks acnlll amlount ing to upwards of £20,000 has been raised in Victoria for the relief of the dock laborers in London. The lmoney was subscribed spontaneously, chiefly by the working classes, affording abundant evidence that they are prosperous, and that their prosperity begets practical sym pathy for their fellows in adversity. None but those vwho belong to the hardest school of political economy will be disposed to deprecate a move moent here which has had the effect of somewhat raising starvation wages at Home. Without the help of Australia the strike of the dock laborers must have failed, and the consequent misery would have been very terrible. As it is, the dock owners were compelled to give way, and the fund raised in the colonies will do much towards alleviat ing the distress occasioned by a strike of several weeks' duration. It ...

PARLIAMENT. With a view to disposing of the tariff, the Legislative Assembly sat from half. i past 4 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon until niearly 1 o'clock on Wednesday morning, I Iby which time the business was advanced to almost its final stage. All that requires to be done now is to pass the bill to give the new duties the fiull effect of law. I bctter order was maintained, but that I was due, no doubt, to the fact that the Speaker was in thle chair, and that momn aers could only speak once on each ques tion. A chanige was noticeable, too, in the imannier in which the resolutions were i disposed of and the clerk, though lie had 1 ditlicalt woik in hand, kept the House well informed of what it was doing. With the Speaker in the chair and the mace on the table, there was evidence of authority which was mnissing on previous occasions, and as a result a good record of business was achieved. When at last thie consideration of the itsems was con eluded Mr. 3lunro congratulated the columi...

TEMPERANCE MISSION. -- 4 On Tuesday evening, at the Meelianics Iistitute, Mr. 0. lilaiklock delivered his second lectuire in coinnection with the: above mission. There was a good aittn dance, Mr. II. R. Freenan occupyini tiihe chair. The lecturer took for his suliijct. " The Physical Aspects oft lhe T'ei:ar.u'r-e Question," and handled it in a iui:t. -li manner. In the conrse of his rrn l:rk h: said that people who indulged in the us. of strong drink always insisted that it dlid them good and made tlhem strong. Lot suchll an idea wasan altogetlher irru.ineoui one. The alcohol contained iu it ilat -i poison, amnd should never he tlken ini t the Inusan systemni. Its effect in the iheart. liver and brain wecre dwelt uponl, and a it was-a scientifire fet that intociconif caused the heart to beat miuch Inore rapiilhc thtan it should, its lise could itot hut bh injurions. The ingredients contained in a pint of stout weore mentioned, the great-ier part of which was water, the sclil Siub st...

WANDELLA IRRIGATION AND WATER SUPPLY TRUST. EEDNVESDAY, SEPT. 25. Ptesent-Cmrs. Williamson (chairman), lnudle, lintler and Iladclifle. lThe minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. Several letters of anll ordinary routine nature w're read and dealt with. 1:NGINEEi'S HEP'ORT. 'lThe engineer (Jlr. 1l. C. Kempson) re ported as follows :-1. I have the honor to report that tIhe contractor for additions ald repairs to the sluice in Leaghur dam reports, through the clerk of worlts,that lhe has roipletcd his contract after being del:aved several months, but I have not yet bee abhle to give it a final exauins tion . .I have prepared the scheme required by the Water Supply Depart menit and submit the saIme to-day. It includes the joint works, and the draw. ings are also submitted for your approval. There are some tracings still required, which will be ready by the time the con sent of the Shires of Swan Hill and Gor don is obtained, if the conference agrees to them to-day. 3. ...

Tin: RIfsowooo \lnUiUnI. -Tihe trial nl Robert Landills for the innuder of iettr James Sherlock, at lifimt' ood. on tit, 2W t July, was concluded on \Vdnesd ty in It' Central Critninil Court. wntn, after tin: quarters of an hor's teliberatii. n, :: jury found hint silty of wiltlt itnit'-. and Mr. Justice HIodges o passid s-nt its of deathl, this being the hirt tint sinus his elevation to the bnicli that he C i : been called upon to periirtnt :. 1:s.ona duty. There was some slightlt"r..;xlne of surprise in the court when hitt - lit vril was given, but the prisoner. was not o:;n t wardly affected, and,"in reply to the nsial question, said there wa-s no ist in hii saying anything to such a vrdietd.- AWeSLHCtr 11Ho: ninsuio tO s inti mate I in another colluiid; the' to . E. . Bickford, general secretitry of otlite ui: sions in Victoria, will piieh 1) tsch ii i ai loyan Church ntet Su, tilyt itorning so evening. On the following i'fon.day, thin 30th inst., Mr. Iicelford will tuildress :t...

TICnANG EAST IRRIGIATION TRUST.-As the candidates nominated for the office of coiuuiissioners of tlhe newly constitutod Kerang East Irrigation and Water Snp iply Trust do not exceed the number rc quired, there will not be a contest. The foltowing gentlemen have been declared duly elected by Mr. J. Cullen, jun., the re turning otficer:-Messrs. Joseph Best and Martin Peacock (for a term of three years), Mlessrs. 5osnephluPptlt.a,. 02.... on - um... Or-uo years), Messrs. Edward Iholloway and John Kerr (one oear). " MYSTERY OF A HANSOM CAn."-AS previously annouonced in these columns, those popular artistes, Mr. O. Taylor and Miss Ella Carrington, will appear at the Mechanics' Instiltute this eovening in the latest dramatisation of that sensational work, " The Mystery of a Hansom Cab." Mr. Taylor and Miss Carrington, who I will lie supported by a powerful company, were very successful ofi the occasion of their last performance hlere, and, no doubt, a crowded house will greet them on thei...

Trado Addrossos. TO FARMERS. ADAMS AND CO TOTIFY that on account of the valuablr I and inmportant improvements mado in WOODS' REAPERS AND BINDERS A largeo demand is anticipated. Orders must be given early to the above to ensure a supply of Wooda' Howard's and Hornsby's machines STIIlPPERS, WINNOWERS and REAPING MACHINES Supplied at lowest rates and terms from Nicholson, Munro, T. Robinson and Co., Hutchinson and Walker, Lennon, Buncleo and other well known Implement makers. Harvest Tools, and parts of Machinery. Oile, Lubricating Greases,etc.,constantly on hand. Large Supplies of Wire. Limber, Iron, Doors, Windows, Broad Palings. Geelong Lime, etc., ,-iro..niserY. Dry Colors, Paints, Varnishes, Sruslies.-amO iargc"nsssrtmentofaew' Poper hangings, cheaper than ever. INGER'S and WERTHEIM'S celeblra ted SEWVING MACHINES esupplied All duplicates, Needles, Oils, etc., in stock Agents for the National Fire Insurance to. of New Zealand. fl*C.K EPSON C.E. CIVIL ENGINEER, ARCHITECT A ND LICE...

Published Tuesdays and Fridays. WITH WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT. TIUESD? Y, OCTOBE11i, 1889. THE sensational event Hof The mnigwo l the past week has been the tiial and consviction of Robert Landells for the murder of Peter James. Sherlock. The facts of the case are fresh in the recollectioni of our readers, and: it is therefore unne cessary to. dwell upon them. Suffice it to say that what at first sight ap peared to be an impenetrable mystery has been-ccrtainly to a great extent -and, possibly, completely unravelled. So long an interval had elapsed be tween the death of the deceased and the discovery of his body that at first its identification appeared to be inipos sibl&amp;. But the discovery of two letters in. the. lihing of the dead :man's coat showed that he was intilateo, with Landells, who, after the inquest, was committed for murder. At the trial it was admitted that the?delceased was killed by the, prisoner, and the jiury were called upon to decide wvlhtlier his life had been ~...

AGRICULTURAL NOTES.:'"" (Fro! ouv owv coWneRsroNDENT.) 'At the time of writing there seemn;s a prospect of settledo weather, which will lie a :matter of congrainlation to firmers. The crops are manling good progress, es pecially. the. young. wheat. The season li's hten'.sry faifor?hlo.for lamlbin..o i d a good percentage is expected in this colony. In the Riverina lambhmnarking is fiisslied ?on'inany of the-larnce station., and the poreentage turns out to lie the best that has been nlbtained for the part ten, years. ..On one tation, from 9000 owes, 82 per cent of tlanbs i have bIi, .? tainel. 'The:croplis. pronglso"t?n be first class. The' fruit-growers dconvelitioi; which occupied three d:ayn of last week, was veory.sccessful.: .. large numlh"er of; sub-i -ects were dinenussed; ':ll of: tlo:hii meltgd important andg practieil. .An interestirig discussion arose riarildng the pests thatt render the trees.l; lii. .TIhe fruit-grolwesi ( however, d nof seeom Ilo Iitow of aiti rdaidld':f...